Mizutani Shizuku is the type of person who only cares for her own grades. But when she accidentally delivers lesson notes to Yoshida Haru, he becomes convinced they are friends.

Haru turns out to have a very innocent personality, but who would've thought that Haru would actually confess to Shizuku?

A cold-hearted girl and super-troublemaker romance with a fresh new perspective.

Main Characters & Voice Actors

Shizuku "Mitti, Study Bug" MizutaniVA: Haruka Tomatsu
Her goal is to earn 10 Million yen per year and she's only interested in studying. Well, that all changes once she meets Haru, a delinquent-looking guy who's really innocent and shy on the inside. Shizuku is very serious, independent, and strong-willed.

Haru YoshidaVA: Suzuki, Tatsuhisa
Haru is one of the main characters in the story. At first he was shown to be a delinquent but as the story unfolds it was revealed that Haru was rather a shy and innocent boy, though he has bipolar tendencies, probably because he hasn't interacted with many people in the past.

Just watched this live and was impressed. It's pretty much exactly like the manga with the first opening chapters. I liked the portrayals of the voice actor/actresses as they play their roles as delinquents and tough guys well. There is a lot of comedy, drama, and even a little blood. The story seems to fresh too with no ecchi so that's something interesting.

Just watched the first episode and I really really like it. The art looks really good and I love it more than with other animes but I can't find what's different about it. The voices are a little different from what I imagined but still, it fits pretty well.

Strange show but I think I like it. Almost could have ended right there as a one shot.

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Some shows tease us for years before having so much as a kiss and this show gave us a loooong kiss in the very first episode. And then he said it wasn't exciting while she was so red from blushing! Too funny.

Is that the official title of the show in English or did Crunchyroll make it up? I ask because kaibutsu also means enigmatic person which is closer to what Haru is than a monster. And there is no word for little in the title, maybe if it was kaibutsu chan or kaibutsuko... Tonari means next to or next door... Ah well. I guess "The enigmatic boy next door" isn't exactly catchy... Mysterious Boyfriend Y?